Delta Airlines says an engine issued forced a flight from Nigeria to Atlanta to turn back and make an emergency landing at the airport it departed from.
A Delta Airline statement says the A330-200 had an issue with one of its two engines. Delta says the flight landed safely and passengers were evacuated onto the runway down emergency slides. Five passengers reported “non-critical” injuries during the evacuation, but the statement didn’t elaborate.
The Flight 55 from Lagos to Atlanta Georgia, left around 10:50 p.m. local time Tuesday and returned to Lagos International Airport less than an hour later.
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The airline says it was providing hotel rooms for the passengers and would re-book them on another Delta flight Wednesday afternoon.
